 As part of the division, the battalion was engaged in the Battle of Horseshoe Hill in 1916, and First and Second Battles of Dorian in 1916 and 1917.In June 1918, the 7th Wilts transferred to France, arriving there in July 1918.After the German Spring Offensives, many divisions needed be rebuilt with fresh battalions to replace those decimated by the German offensives.